BPZ Resources (FRA:NA4) Pretax Margin % : -170.75% (As of Mar. 2015)

BPZ Resources Pretax Margin % Chart

BPZ Resources Annual Data
	Trend	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14
Pretax Margin %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-64.62	-21.84	-44.49	-125.15	-91.70

BPZ Resources Quarterly Data
	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15
Pretax Margin %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-7.72	-1.75	-209.64	-175.94	-170.75

Competitive Comparison of BPZ Resources's Pretax Margin %

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, BPZ Resources's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

BPZ Resources's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, BPZ Resources's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BPZ Resources's Pretax Margin % falls into.

BPZ Resources Pretax Margin % Calculation

Pretax margin - also known as pretax profit margin is the ratio of Pretax Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

BPZ Resources's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

BPZ Resources's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

BPZ Resources  (FRA:NA4) Pretax Margin % Explanation

The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.

The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.

It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.

The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.

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